· Hard Times: Child Poverty in the Dickens Bicentennial Year. Charles Dickens brought child poverty alive in the 1800s through his books and reading. Alison Garnham, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group will deliver this Bill Sargent Trust Lecture. Park Building, University of Portsmouth, King Henry I Street, 6pm. Ticket only from bstrust.org.uk.

· Luck – in sport and life. An audience with Ed Smith, former professional cricketer, now a journalist and author. Royal Marines Museum, Eastney Esplanade, 7.30pm. Admission £8, concs.

· Leafing Through Childhood. Artwork and poetry produced by the art and English departments of Portsmouth Grammar School, celebrating memories of childhood. St Thomas’ Cathedral, High Street, Old Portsmouth, 7.30pm.

· Lament for Lorca. International flamenco company Cancion Gitana have created a new biography, a dance theatre performance of a kind rarely seen in the UK. Menuhin Theatre, Norrish Central Library, Guildhall Square, 7.45pm. Admission £16, concs.